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Marginal Rate of Substitution

The marginal rate of substitution is the rate at which a consumer will give up one good to get more of another while staying equally satisfied.

It equals the slope of the indifference curve and diminishes as you move along it — the more you have of a good, the less of the other you'll sacrifice for it. At the optimal bundle, the MRS equals the ratio of the goods' prices.

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